Guadalajara vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$2041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	91
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.75M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 38% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4703rd and 2104th ($1222 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Mexico and Italy, respectively. Check Mexico vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 1 months in Rome. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5440th and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Rome

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	Guadalajara	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$14156

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330